http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_stringing_magazine/archive/2013/02/13/how-to-choose-a-color-palette-for-your-jewelry-designs.aspxHave you had a chance to check out the Spring 2013 issue of Jewelry Stringing magazine? It&#39;s our special COLOR issue--our issue devoted to Roy G. Biv (you know: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). For this issue, I wrote a featureenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_stringing_magazine/archive/2013/02/13/how-to-choose-a-color-palette-for-your-jewelry-designs.aspx#178387Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:06:40 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:178387Isocdg<p>I usually match what I am working on to the personality or appearance of the focal piece. If I want a jazzy piece I add hues from the opposite end of the spectrum. If i want a more quiet piece I match the tones and add complements colors. &nbsp;Or if I have a person in mind when I am crafting I match it to what they like. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=178387" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_stringing_magazine/archive/2013/02/13/how-to-choose-a-color-palette-for-your-jewelry-designs.aspx#178291Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:02:48 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:178291Laurkim<p>A friend told me of Dirty Colours as they are ageless. At the time I was about to paint my home and she was right. I needed to blend into my surroundings tucked up in a mountain. But the principle remains. If I want to add to my over all look with a jewellery piece this works. Then if the look is bold and bright and meant to stun... Use bright and solid colours! Bright colour is harder to work with so I tone with bright pastels. Australia is a bright sunny place and we are not afraid of colour!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=178291" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_stringing_magazine/archive/2013/02/13/how-to-choose-a-color-palette-for-your-jewelry-designs.aspx#178154Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:20:42 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:178154CraftsbySuzan<p>This looks like a fabulous tool for color palettes! &nbsp;I am always looking for color inspiration. &nbsp;My style is tone on tone, in my clothing and beading. &nbsp;I am always trying to branch out, but it can be hard for me to evaluate if colors really look good together. &nbsp;I often take inspiration for jewelry colors from the colors of craft, paper or mixed media projects I see in magazines. &nbsp;I would love to use this website to break down some of my photos into palettes - the color palettes of nature are always perfect, but sometimes difficult to reproduce. &nbsp;I especially love oceanscapes such as your Oregon coast photo. (I recently visited the northern California coast.) &nbsp;Thanks for sharing this information!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=178154" width="1" height="1">